Organized by the Choice Modelling Centre at the University of Leeds, the 14th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research was held July 19-23, 2015 at the Beaumont Estate in Windsor, UK. On Sunday July 19, 2015 a paper presentation on “Day-to-Day Travel Variability and ‘Optimal’ Duration of Travel Survey: Moving Beyond Read more…
by Justine Dodgen In the aftermath of the terrible massacre of nine black members of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston last month, many noted the troubling difference in how the media has depicted the suspected killer, a white man, and suspects of other races or religions in similar past events. Read more…
“Clearly, whoever’s writing this show has been paying attention,” Schweitzer says. “That casino owner high-speed rail story has been around for a while.” The show: True Detective: Season 2 The question: Just how ridiculous is the True Detective’s high-speed rail plot line? Who would ask such a question, you ask? LA Read more…
No one today remembered why the war had come about or who, if anyone, had won. The dust which had contaminated most of the planet’s surface had originated in no country, and no one, even the wartime enemy, had planned on it. -Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Read more…
Written in 1968, Do Androids Dream of ElectricSheep is set in a near-future San Francisco amid vast desertion to off-world colonies. Those remaining on Earth contend with nuclear fallout dust and other dangers. Dick asks fundamental questions in the novel and our discussion touches on just a few of these.
Eduardo Tinoco was at the American Library Association (ALA) annual meeting in San Francisco this past weekend to present an overview of veterans services offered by academic libraries in the US. ALA is “the oldest and largest library association in the world, providing association information, news, events, and advocacy resources Read more…
The University of Southern California Bedrosian Center on Governance and the Public Enterprise has formed a unique relationship with Armenian educators and leaders seeking a deeper understanding of democratic and decentralized governance in the post-Soviet era of their young republic. The effort is spearheaded by Frank Vram Zerunyan, a professor Read more…
USC Price students answered the question, “What is the current need for a state-level veterans’ home loan program in California?” for the 2014 Master of Public Policy practicum project. The report they issued, titled CalVet Home Loans Program: An Independent Program Evaluation, “is currently serving as a roadmap for the much-needed Read more…
USC Price School of Public Policy Professor Frank Zerunyan furthered his efforts to impart lessons in effective governance and public-sector leadership across the globe with recent speaking engagements and workshops in the nations of South Africa, Armenia and Georgia. Local lessons, global impact In May, Zerunyan, director of executive Read more…
by Justine Dodgen Last month, I left for Beijing, China for the Price International Lab with eighteen of my fellow Price students. Together, we represented five of Price’s graduate degree programs, the Los Angeles and Sacramento campuses, and local and international students. This diverse group set out to put our learning Read more…
Wes Mayberry of The Daily Sentinel spoke to our Faculty Affiliate, David Sloane about the importance of the relationship between police and the community. “While we think the right policy is spending more money on police technology, research suggests that almost all neighborhoods are safer when the people who live Read more…
On June 12, 2015, during the Transatlantic Policy Consortium’s annual conference, William G. Resh was named to the executive committee. The Consortium is a cooperative program among not-for-profit U.S. and European educational and research organizations involved in applied public policy analysis and education. The USC Sol Price School of Public Policy is Read more…
“You can be affected by a person because of something particular they said or did but sometimes how a person was, a manner of being, that gets most deeply absorbed, and prompts you to revisit certain parts of your life with an enhanced perspective, flowing forward right up to now.” Read more…
by Donnajean Ward Detroit is famous for a lot of things and more and more the city is becoming known for urban farming. During our week-long visit as part of the Price School’s LEAP Detroit Lab, we saw the range of urban farming and gardening first hand. Lafayette Greens was just Read more…
On Such a Full Sea follows Fan, a young woman from one of the labor communities, as she leaves her home in search of her love. In a corporatized future world – where the wealthy fly in helicopters, workers try to compete with robots, and the really poor live in favelas – what becomes of social mobility and the notions of resilience and hope and equality?
by Donnajean Ward Last month, from May 17-23, 2015, I was a member of a team taking a group of 15 undergraduates from USC Price to the City of Detroit as part of academic lab focused on social, environmental, and urban issues. The program , Learning to Excel Academically and Professionally Read more…
Frank Zerunyan, Director of the Executive Education Forum, spoke at the Leadership in Local Government Conference in the City of Tshwane, Pretoria this week. Prof Zerunyan @CityTshwane Leadership conf: Innovation in local gov through COLLABORATION @cpsi_sa @uscprice pic.twitter.com/mYN310Ll66 — Pierre Schoonraad (@PSchoonraad) May 11, 2015 Frank said that local government must purposefully incorporate contributions Read more…
by Justine Dodgen This year, the Bedrosian Center welcomed a new faculty affiliate, Emma Aguila. Aguila is an Assistant Professor in the Sol Price School of Public Policy, and her research focuses on the economics of aging and labor dynamics of migrants in Mexico and Latin America. She has an interest Read more…
by Jeremy Loudenback The Los Angeles River presents an intoxicating vision of change for Los Angeles A much-anticipated plan for the river would do more than just remove the concrete channel that for a long time erased the waterway from public memory. The 2007 Los Angeles River Revitalization Plan imagines Read more…
by Justine Dodgen Sherry Lansing has accomplished many things throughout her life. When asked the secret to her success, she replied, “If you don’t have the passion and the resiliency, you will give up. This is true for movies, [for] research, and getting money for under-served schools.” At our last Lunch Read more…
An article in the May/June issue (V75.3) of Public Administration Review, is garnering media and more importantly, professional attention. Assessing the Past and Promise of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS), authored by Sergio Fernandez, William G. Resh, Tima Moldogaziev, and Zachary W. Oberfield, has already been getting some professional notice. Fernandez was interviewed Read more…
In this edition of the Bedrosian Book Club Podcast, we’re looking at a book on gentrification called A Neighborhood That Never Changes, by Japonica Brown-Saracino.
Transparency is a cornerstone of good governance as it allows citizens everywhere to hold institutions and governments accountable for their policies and performance. -Dr. Sipho Moyo, ONE Africa Director
by Justine Dodgen As municipalities struggle with the rising costs of providing public services, many are looking for new methods to relieve fiscal stress. One popular strategy has been the use of coproduction mechanisms. Coproduction describes a partnership between volunteer members of the public and public departments or agencies. These partnerships Read more…
Bedrosian Faculty and their research were widely represented at the 73rd annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference this past week. Kathleen Doherty presented two papers: Private Sector Experts and Policymaking in the FDA The paper examines whether incorporating private sector experts into drug approval decisions affects agency policy choices and Read more…